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Geography Genre
Books in the Geography genre:
Best In Children’s Books Volume 17 (1959)
Best in Children’s Books Volume 18 (1959)
Best in Children’s Books Volume 21 (1959)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.
Author(s):
Margery Williams Bianco
Brothers Grimm
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Barbara Cooney
Feodor Rojankovsky
Best in Children’s Books Volume 26 (1959)
Best in Children’s Books Volume 28 (1959)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
The Little River (1959)
The story of a river from its birth in the mountains to its home in the sea.
Author(s):
Ann Rand
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Best in Children’s Books Volume 29 (1960)
Best In Children’s Books Volume 31 (1960)
An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Best in Children’s Books Volume 32 (1960)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Author(s):
Thornton W. Burgess
Carlo Collodi
Maud Hart Lovelace
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Feodor Rojankovsky
Leonard Weisgard
Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 38 (1960)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.
The Sea Broke Through (1960)
A storm passes through Holland and the dikes break. This is the story of the men, women, boys and girls who responded to the emergency.
Author(s):
Ardo Flakkeberg
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Adventure Begins at Home (1961)
A reading and doing book for the primary grades about the world around us.
Author(s):
G. M. Hickman
R. Elizabeth Mayo
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Frank Varty
Adventuring Abroad (1961)
A rather unusual geography book for elementary schools.
Author(s):
G. M. Hickman
R. Elizabeth Mayo
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
John C. Gardner, D.A., M.S.I.A.
Best in Children’s Books Volume 41 (1961)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.
Io Sono I Am (1962)
Learn forty-one words of Italian with this amusing picture book.
Author(s):
Florence Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Henry Reed’s Journey (1963)
Henry joins Midge and her family as they drive from San Francisco to Grover’s Corner. Naturally they have adventures along the way.
Author(s):
Keith Robertson
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
Moon Blossom & the Golden Penny (1963)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
The Land of Right Up and Down (1964)
Author(s):
Eva-Lis Wuorio
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Polka-Dot Goat (1964)
Sham Babu discovers his little pet goat will dance to the tunes of his pipes.
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Richard Scarry’s Busy, Busy World (1965)
Pip Pip the cat travels to thirty-three cities around the world
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
London Bridge is Falling Down (1967)
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Hurrah, We’re Outward Bound! (1968)
A collection of sea chanteys and salt-water rhymes accompanies the story of the first voyage of La Jeune Francaise from Honfleur, France to New York, Dartmouth and home again.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Richard Scarry’s Best Storybook Ever (1968)
Author(s):
Kathryn Jackson
Ole Risom
Patricia Scarry
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Of Dikes and Windmills (1969)
The story of how the Dutch have built a country by pushing back the sea.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Sarah Somebody (1969)
In Poland, around 1900, a little girl learns to read and write.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Florence Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Upside Down (1969)
A kangaroo in Australia does not like the thought that she is upside down.
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
The Erie Canal (1970)
I’ve got an old mule and her name is Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Eirie canal.
Author(s):
Thomas S. Allen
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Gobble, Growl, Grunt (1971)
A book of animal sounds.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Richard Scarry’s Going Places (1971)
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
There and Back Again: A Map of Bilbo’s Journey Through Eriador and Rhovanion (1971)
A large scale map to accompany The Hobbit.
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Anno’s Journey (1978)
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Kodomo No Kisetsu (1978)
A Japanese picture book.
Author(s):
Mitsuo Anno
Mitsuaki Yasuno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Anno’s Medieval World (1980)
An unfortunate example of the tendentious Enlightenment myth of the Middle Ages as a time of ignorance verging on insanity. Saint Augustine was well aware that the world was round. Not recommended.
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
People (1980)
Describes and illustrates the diversity of peoples and their lives.
Author(s):
Peter Spier
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Anno’s Britain (1982)
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Anno’s U.S.A. (1983)
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
The Earth is a Sundial (1986)
How to tell time by the sun. Includes materials for making your own sundial.
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Who’s Upside Down? (1990)
A kangaroo in Australia does not like the thought that she is upside down.
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
Anno’s Spain (2004)
Journey through the enchanting cities and eras of Spain. Wander through the historic moments and find the hidden literary and artistic details of this intriguing country.
Author(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno